Shuanghui to Boost Smithfield Exports as First Priority

Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. intends to quickly ramp up pork exports from the U.S. as its top priority after Thursday's closing of its $4.7 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods Inc., senior executives said.

Shuanghui and Smithfield—whose tie-up marks the largest Chinese takeover of a U.S. company—already have begun integrating their international sales staffs. The global trading unit, centered in Hong Kong, will seek to...